Cuisine of New Jersey

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The cuisine of New Jersey is derived from the state's long immigrant history^[1] and its close proximity to both New York City and Philadelphia. Due to its geographical location, New Jersey can generally be divided by New York City cuisine in the northern and central parts of the state and Philadelphia cuisine in the southern parts. Restaurants in the state often make use of locally grown ingredients such as asparagus, blueberries, cranberries, tomatoes, corn, and peaches.^[2] New Jersey is particularly known for its diners, of which there are approximately 525, the most of any state.^[3] Various foods invented in the state, such as the pork roll, and salt water taffy, remain popular there today.

The state is known for its commercial food and industrial production, beginning with the founding of the Campbell's Soup Company, headquartered in Camden since 1869.^[4] Goya Foods, the largest Hispanic-owned food company in the United States, operates a state-of-the-art, sustainable corporate headquarters in Jersey City.^[5] M&M's candy has been produced in Hackettstown, New Jersey since 1958.^[6] Manischewitz, one of the top producers of Jewish food such as matzo and kosher wine, is headquartered in Newark, New Jersey.

Food writer, influencer, and chef Anthony Bourdain was raised in Leonia, New Jersey.^[7] He often profiled New Jersey restaurants on his multiple television shows.^[8] Carlo's Bake Shop in Hoboken is the setting for TLC's reality television series, Cake Boss.^[9] New Jersey is also well known for having convenience food stores, such as Wawa and QuickChek, along with submarine sandwich restaurants, like Jersey Mike's Subs.